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Prince George, Duke of Kent

1902 - 1942

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Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942) was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. Prince George served in the Royal Navy in the 1920s and then briefly as a civil servant. He became Duke of Kent in 1934. In the late 1930s he served as a Royal Air Force officer, initially as a staff officer at RAF Training Command and then, from July 1941, as a staff officer in the Welfare Section of the RAF Inspector General's Staff. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince George, Duke of Kent is the 3,827th most popular politician (down from 3,065th in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 658th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular British Politician.

Prince George, Duke of Kent, was the son of King George III and his consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was born on 27th August 1762 and died on 20th January 1820. He was the second son of George III and Queen Charlotte, and the father of Queen Victoria. He was created Duke of Kent in 1799 and is the only person to have held that title. He also served as the Governor of Gibraltar from 1794 to 1802.

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Among politicians, Prince George, Duke of Kent ranks 3,827 out of 19,576. Before him are Pekahiah, Kilij Arslan II, Agnes of Merania, Gjon Kastrioti, Ne Win, and Al-Hakam I. After him are Paul Bremer, Taharqa, Amytis of Media, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Costas Simitis, and Deiphobus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Prince George, Duke of Kent ranks 45. Before him are Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Günther Anders, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Harold Lasswell, and Alexander Luria. After him are Max Ophüls, Felix Wankel, Ryuzo Shimizu, George Ostrogorsky, Luis Barragán, and Mohammad Hatta. Among people deceased in 1942, Prince George, Duke of Kent ranks 36. Before him are Hans-Joachim Marseille, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, A. E. Waite, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Hector Guimard, and Felix Hausdorff. After him are Tina Modotti, Leopold Berchtold, Felix Weingartner, Jan Kubiš, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Louis Franchet d'Espèrey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince George, Duke of Kent ranks 922 out of 8,785. Before him are Bruce Chatwin (1940), Philip Pullman (1946), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), David A. Stewart (1952), George Gissing (1857), and Ronnie Wood (1947). After him are George Smith (1840), David Coverdale (1951), Charles Wheatstone (1802), William Wilberforce (1759), Kenny Dalglish (1951), and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Prince George, Duke of Kent ranks 182. Before him are Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), James Macpherson (1736), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517). After him are William Wilberforce (1759), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), William Penn (1645), H. H. Asquith (1852), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), and Robert Peel (1788).

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